Cigar-vending machine.



\ No. 374,170. PATENTED DEG. 17,4907.-

y H. J. DAVIDSON.

GIGAR VBNDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED`APR.15, 1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED sTATs ffy-.DENT OFFICE..

HARRY J. "DAVIDSON, yor WASHINGTON, DISTRICT oe coi. inneIAL cIGAR-VENDrNG MACHINE. A

i vending machines, and has for its principal It()l object to provide a machine by which cigars 1 onsimilar articles maybe delivered without 4 danger of breakage,

v`AY further object of the invention is to profvidea device ofthis kind'in which tliedeaov l therwall will Alivery pocketis provided with fa yieldable wall so, arranged that in case one of thel 'articles is caught 1n such manner as tobeinjured, 'eld and prevent damage. iA still'furtlirlr object of the invention is tol simplify and improve the delivery mechanism, so as to insure the delivery of single articles only at each operation, and further to so arrangethe coin controlled mechanism as to permit the free delivery of an extra articlel after, a predetermined number of operations, as, for instance, thedelivery-of six cigars, successive operations of the machine by iivie nickels. I y u With these and other. objects inview, as will more fully hereinafter appear, the invention consists 1n certain novel features of construction' and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accdmpan'ymg drawings, and l particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it bemg understood that varlous changes in the form, proportions, size and minor details, kof the structure` may bel made without departing from the s irit or sacrificing any of the advanta es o the invention.

- In t e accompanying drawings .Figure 1 f is a longitudinal sectional elevation of'a vending machine constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the principal working parts oi'the'machine, detached. Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional @View ythrough a portion of the coin conhewforking parts of tlie-'naelnne are arjlflg 4'trolled mechanism. Fig. 4 is 'a detail sectional view on an enlargedfscale showmg the yielding wall of the deliyerypocket,

Similar numerals of reference are em-n pl'yed -to indicate corresponding l y "Speoifcation of Letters Patent. c' Application 1ediprn15. 19o7. serian). 365273.kr

artisti ,tliioughoutl the several figures of the rawpositillthatasthedrumyl turnedltwillbe a suitablefcasingfl at the panels llwthrough which the y contents ofthe machine may be observed. The machine in the present instance is 'designediorthe delivery of cigars which may` be placed ina .iront and top ofl 1.

cigar box as indicated by dotted lines, one` end ofthe boXbeing removed inorder to allow the. cigars to discharge therefrom by gravity.` )The box ismounted on a carrier 15 that is pivoted at its rear end on brackets 16 .and rests near its forward'en'dpn standardsl 17 ,The extreme iront end of, the carrier isv arranged /to be engaged b I lugs 20 that project'from a revoluble de ivery drum 21 so lthat as the drum is revolved in the delivery I of l'an article, the lugs will successively engage with the carrier and will agitate the latter 1n order to insure movementof the cigars or other contents of the'boX toward thepoint of delivery. r Y f Thedrum 21 is provided in the presentin- Vstance with three delivery pockets23, and

the articles are carriedby the pockets to- 'ward a delivery trough 25, .thecigars falling 'by gravity from the pockets and passing to a position outside the machine. I The delivery drnm'21 is formed of vany suitable material, ypreferably sheet metal, and as shown, has three pockets'. Eachof these pockets extendsfromend to end ofmthe drum and is formed of two sections, onesection 26 being formed of a sheetof metal that is preferably integral with the peripheral portion of the drum and is slightly ,curved to conform to the shapeof the cigar orfother article. The opposite" 'section 2,7" of the pocket is, also, slightly curved, andj has a rearwardly extended iangeportion 28 that is curved to conform to the conto'yur-v of the periphery of the drum, and is pivoted to said drum byl a pin 29. The movable section 2 7 of the drum is normally held up against the bottom of the section 2.6 by means of a small leaf spring 30, and the pocket thus formed is N intended to receive a single cigar or other ar- Vticle, land deliver the same to the trough 2.5

when the drum` is turned. Aswthe 'drum turns, the pocket passes under a pl'at'e 32 that forms a part of the fixed casing of the machine, and during this discharging movel ment there is always danger of asecond cigar, Isuch as indicated bydottedlline z 'inFig. A, falling partly within the pocket n' such e2-1er affetti los,

panel 11, and thefrear.wallA of pocket, this'occurring especially in the cases `where `the cigars'are slightly`1nisshapen, or

wrapper'. [willbe vbroken, 'and the cigar spoiled.. In the present case', however, the

movable vrear wall of the-pocket27 is bent downward, so that it will pass under the second cigar, and avoid injuryto the same.

This is accomplished bya depressing cam 35 thatis carried by the plate .32, or. other por-V A tion ofthe xed casing, and vis arranged to be engaged by small lugs 36 that projectfrom vthe movabley sections ofthe pockets as-the latter turn toward. the discharge position. As the lug engagesthecam and passesthereunder, a movable portion. of the pocket be depressed to vthe position shown in Fig. 4, so that the second cigar z ywill be elevated,

`and as the lug passes beyond the ends'of the cam, will be thrust upward as the movable wall ofthe pocket resumes .its normal position, so. thatthe. cigars are preserved uninjured. v l

' 'lhedruln is mountedv for rotative moveymenton .a shaft 40 having bearings for av pair of end standards 42d, 43, and said drum can revolve .in but one direction, movement in '.the reverse direction being prevented by a thelllattoriiud the casing and Ais arranged to engage inthe successive pockets as the latter move.v to theV .receiving position; Mounted loosely onthe shaft '40 isf a pinion 45, to one side of which lis attached a disk 46 that is also free to revolve independent of the shaft. Thedisk'carriesa' pawl/47 that is arranged to vengage the teeth of the ratch'etwheel 48 that l isA rigidly 'secured-tothe shaft, there being threejjof such-'teeth'corresponding to the .siteto' the teeth v'of ratchetl wheel 48 and the teeth of' the-,second ratchetffwheel are ennumber ofdelive'ry pockets.v The shaft also carries a .secondjr'atchet' Wheel .'49 having three teeth `which .face in a'jdirection oppogaged by' aspringpressedpawl .50 that is pivoted cna-suitable stud 51- having bearings in thejrame, VThe.v lower end or tail of .the .pawl E projects a; coin chute 53l f and 4is arranged` toV be' engaged andy forced rearward by thejenteredcoin, theflatterbe-l ing frictionally held between the'side rof the ichuteand the avvlfthro h the action of a spring 55 whic tends to, orce the pawls to lengaging position, Whenthis occurs, thel pawlv is moved 'outward4v fromengagement with the ratchet wheel 49 and the drum is .then free to rotate..

' Mounted' in the frame is a coin engaging -.slide 53 having a finger piece'54 projecting.

, through' an opening in the casing within, convenient reach off the operator. l. .The lovvferendof vthe slide engages the coin pawl 44 which is secured to eremo and forces the .same from' contact with the tail of the locking.p awl,while the rear face of the slide is providedwith a rack 56 which 'engages the teeth of the pinion 45, so that when' the latter is turned, the disk 46 will be turned -and movement will be'transmitted through the pawl-..47 and ratchet wheel 48 to the drum shaft-40 and the delivery drum.l

In ordervto permit the delivery of one cigar after five successive operations, a ratchet wheel having-ten teeth is mounted in the .lower portion ofthe casing andis provided With tvvopins 61 arranged at diametrically .opposite points and adapted to successively engage with the tail of the pawl 50'a'nd move the latter to' inoperative position twice during each complete rotation .of .the ratchet .wheelll This ratchet wheel isengaggjed by a spring pawl :63 pivoted on' the-standard 64, and the pawl is engaged by an arm 65 that projects from the coin engaging slide,'so that each time the latter is depressed, thepawl 63 will be moved downand the ratchet wheel 60 will'be turned to the extent of a single tooth.I At the end of live completeoperations, lthe pawl. 50 will be moved free of the ratchet wheel 48, and a further depression of the slide without the insertion of `thecoin. will permit the delivery of a cigar, so that the operator may secure sin; cigarsfortwenty-ve cents. The slide is returned-toits' elevated coiled tension spring 66 ,fas shown i113 3. 1

1. In. a vendin machine, a movable rhein--l berha-ving a de 'verypo'cke one" 'wall ofl which is yieldable," means for depressing said wall to prevent injury to lthe articles during'the delivery movement;

2. In a machine of Qtheclassdescribed, a movable delivery member having a pocket for the reception of .article to be delivered, one vwall othe ocket; being'p'ivotafllyy mounted, a yields; le' meansl for'holding the 'pivoted wall inplace, and means for depressing s nchwall during .the delivery mo vement. i

.3.41m a machine of the class-described, a. magazine,a frame, a revoluble delive drum having peripheral pockets', one wall of each pocket l .tending to hold thevv ivoted Wallin placel during'the reception o the article, alug carried the path'of movement of the lug and a1 ranged lto depress the wall during the delivery movement iport, a revoluble delivery dru'm havingl a plu- -ralityof peripheral pockets, one wall of each pocket being movable, the movable wall hava part of an'dis pivoted to the peripheral pormovable Wallin place, means for depressing eing pivoted tothe drum, a spring.

l' in a machine ofthe class-described, a casing, a pivotally mounted magazine suping-a rearwardly extending flange that forms position after eachdepression byV means of a bysuch pivoted wall, and a cam disposed in l tion of the drum, a spring tending to hold the said Wall to prevent damage to the contents 5. In a machine of the class described, the

combination with a casing, of a magazine, a revoluble delivery drum having peripheral pockets, a shaft carrying the drum, a pair of oppositely facing ratchet Wheels secured to the shaft, a pinion and a disk loosely mounted on the shaft, a pawl carried by the disk and engaging one of the ratchet Wheels, a

movable slide carrying a rack for'engagement With the pinion, a pawl engaging the opposite ratchet Wheel and tending to prevent movement ofthe drum, said paWl being movable to release position to permit-movement of the drum to discharging position.

` In testimony that I claim the' foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature4r in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY J. DAVIDSON. Witnesses:

CHESTER A. SNOW, FRANK S. APPLEMAN.

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